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New England Patriots
New England Patriots
@
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
Date
October 15, 1989
Kickoff
01:00 PM ET
10:00 AM PT
Score
NE 15 — ATL 16 F

Stadium

Capacity: 71,000

Inaugurated: 01/01/1965

Broadcast

Announcers

Jim Donovan, Jimmy Cefalo

Summary

NE and ATL combined for 437 passing yards and 1 passing touchdowns. On the ground, John Stephens led NE with 64 rushing yards while Gene Lang paced ATL with 48. Through the air, Sammy Martin topped NE with 60 receiving yards while Keith Jones led ATL with 66.

Expected Points Summary

NE
Total-1.04
Off-16.20
Def12.63
ST1.51
ATL
Total1.04
Off-12.63
Def16.20
ST-1.51

Team Stats

Stat NE ATL
First Downs 13 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-93-0 21-72-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-30-172-1-3 19-34-265-0-1
Sacked-Yards 3-24 4-25
Net Pass Yards 148 240
Total Yards 241 312
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-35
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Expected Points Detail

NE
Offense
Pass: -8.48
Rush: -6.93
TO: -7.56
Defense
Pass: 8.76
Rush: 4.53
TO: 3.28
Returns
KO: 2.66
KR: -6.15
P: 4.62
PR: -4.50
FG/XP: 4.88
ATL
Offense
Pass: -8.76
Rush: -4.53
TO: -3.28
Defense
Pass: 8.48
Rush: 6.93
TO: 7.56
Returns
KO: 6.15
KR: -2.66
P: 4.50
PR: -4.62
FG/XP: -4.88

Officials

Boxscore Team Stats

Stat NE ATL
First Downs 13 14
Rush-Yds-TDs 33-93-0 21-72-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 12-30-172-1-3 19-34-265-0-1
Sacked-Yards 3-24 4-25
Net Pass Yards 148 240
Total Yards 241 312
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Turnovers 4 2
Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-35
Time of Possession 32:34 27:26

Scoring Summary

Q Team Detail Score
1 Patriots Greg Davis 52 yard field goal 3-0
Falcons Paul McFadden 30 yard field goal 3-3
Patriots Greg Davis 32 yard field goal 6-3
2 Patriots Greg Davis 32 yard field goal 9-3
Falcons Paul McFadden 30 yard field goal 9-6
Patriots Cedric Jones 15 yard pass from Doug Flutie 15-6
Falcons Keith Jones 1 yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) 15-13
4 Falcons Paul McFadden 22 yard field goal 15-16

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